Explorers and Their Motivations

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What motivated Coronado and other Spanish explorers to lead expeditions to North America?

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seven cities of gold

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What strongly motivated European explorers of North America?

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An intense competition between nations to claim land.

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How did Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca affect the settlement of Texas?

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By exploring and mapping Texas

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As a result of René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle's accomplishments, Spanish leaders began to —

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worry about the French making claims to Texas

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A system of missions established by the Catholic Church was intended to —

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convert natives to Christianity

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What accounts for the settlement pattern evident in the maps above?

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Missions were close to Mexico and near waterways.

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How did the building of missions in Texas lead to environmental changes?

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Natural resources were used to construct the missions.

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Mission communities aided in the economic development of Texas by —

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introducing practices of raising livestock

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A Spanish explorer who wrote about the environment of Texas and made detailed accounts of the American Indian tribes he encountered.

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Cabeza de Vaca

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A Spanish explorer who explored the northern part of Texas.

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Francisco Coronado